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SUMMARY:Rally: International Save the Vaquita Day 2015
DESCRIPTION:The vaquita is the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise\, found only in Mexico’s northern Gulf of California. Less than 80 individuals are believed to remain and in an effort to save them a rally will take place outside the Mexican Embassy in Washington\, DC\, to bring attention to their plight as part of the International Save the Vaquita Day 2015.   \nThe purpose of the rally is to thank the Mexican government for imposing a two-year gill net fishing ban and improving enforcement in the vaquita’s habitat\, and urging the country make the ban permanent and increase enforcement measures.  \nWhere – Mexican Embassy\, 1911 Pennsylvania Ave NW\nWhen – July 9\, 2015\, 8-10am\nNearest Metro station – Farragut West (blue\, orange\, silver lines)\nWhat to wear – all participants will receive a free ¡Viva La Vaquita Marina! T-shirt (while supplies last)\nWhat to bring – water\, sunscreen\, enthusiasm!\nRSVP –info@awionline.org  \nBackground\nFishing gear is the biggest threat to vaquitas. They often drown after becoming entangled in shrimp nets or in illegal gillnets set for totoaba\, an endangered fish that is also only found only in the Gulf of California. The totoaba’s swim bladder is illegally exported to Asia to make soup and\nfor unproven traditional medicine treatments. Demand for totoaba bladders has recently spiked\, with a single bladder fetching up to US$14\,000.\nAfter years of international pressure\, particularly from the scientific community\, Mexico announced a two-year ban on most gillnets in the northern Gulf of California in April\, and promised to increase enforcement action against the growing illegal totoaba fishery. While\nMexico’s actions are commendable\, experts assert that a permanent ban on nets in the Gulf and rigorous enforcement of that ban are necessary to save the vaquita.\nGroups have recently urged that the Gulf of California World Heritage site—designated as such largely to protect the vaquita and the totoaba—be officially declared “in danger” by the United Nations. There has also been an appeal to the Obama administration to impose trade sanctions\nagainst Mexico to stop the country’s illegal totoaba fishery. That could include a prohibition on the import of shrimp from Mexico.\nA new population survey for vaquita by US and Mexican scientists is scheduled to start in September\, around the time that fishing activity\, and consequently vaquita mortality\, will be peaking. In all likelihood\, the survey will produce disappointing news.  \nhttp://www.vivavaquita.org/assets/isvd_dc.pdf
URL:https://porpoise.org/event/rally-international-save-the-vaquita-day-2015/
LOCATION:Mexican Embassy\, 1911 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Animal Welfare Institute":MAILTO:info@awionline.org 
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SUMMARY:Pembrokeshire Porpoise Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Porpoise Conservation Society president Dr. Anna Hall will be speaking at the first Pembrokeshire Porpoise Symposium. \n“We have one of the world’s leading porpoise experts coming to Pembrokeshire\, Dr Anna Hall. Anna has been studying wild harbour porpoises in the waters around British Columbia for almost two decades\, during this time she has learned much about their ecology\, biology\, life history\, abundance\, distribution and habitat use patterns. Anna will be speaking at the event\, along with several other local experts. The event will start at 7pm in the Merlin Theatre\, Haverfordwest on the 2nd of July\, 2015.”
URL:https://porpoise.org/event/pembrokeshire-porpoise-symposium/
LOCATION:Merlin Theatre\, Haverfordwest\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Sea Trust CIC":MAILTO:seatrustwales@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Saving a Species: Vaquita
DESCRIPTION:As part of WWF’s quarterly seminar series\, Dr. Rebecca Lent and Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Branco will speak about the important work being done by both the US and Mexico to save the Vaquita from extinction. \nLorenzo Rojas-Bracho\, Ph.D. is the Head of the Organization for the Marine Mammal Research and Conservation at the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change in Mexico. Rebecca Lent\, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Marine Mammal Commission.
URL:https://porpoise.org/event/saving-a-species-vaquita/
LOCATION:WWF-US Headquaters\, 2nd Floor Conference Center\, 1250 24th Street\, N.W. Washington\, DC\, 20037\, United States
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SUMMARY:International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise
DESCRIPTION:In 2002\, the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic\, North East Atlantic\, Irish and North Seas (UNEP/ASCOBANS) declared the third Sunday in May of each year as the “International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise” (IDBHP) in order to raise awareness of the critical situation for populations of the Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): the only species of cetacean native to the Baltic Sea. \nRaising public awareness plays an important role in supporting effective conservation action. The IDBHP aims to promote public support throughvarious events and exhibitions at museums and scientific institutions around the Baltic Sea. The number of institutions staging events to mark the IDBHP has grown significantly. We hope that\, ultimately\, the IDBHP will be observed by at least one notable institution in every country around the Baltic Sea.
URL:https://porpoise.org/event/international-day-of-the-baltic-harbour-porpoise/
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